what do you do when none of the kids wants to listen, everyone is going every which way??
2007-03-06 13:13:12 · 5 answers · asked by Mighty Opinions 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
At my work, we usually turn off the lights and have everyone sit down for a little bit (about a minute). It used to be an almost daily thing, but after a while it became a lot less common. One factor may also be specific kids (we have two currently) who get everyone else started, and watch for them to be starting something. When that happens, just have seperate them and let them cool off, but MAKE SURE THEY KNOW THEY ARE NOT IN TROUBLE! This also seemes to help. Overall, just make sure they know they have to listen and follow the rules.
2007-03-06 13:38:35 · answer #1 · answered by jefftechcrew2006 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You either break into song or re-evaluate what is not working in the classroom. Clap your hands loudly to get their attention, and then start singing loudly or play a song on the CD player. Do something silly to catch their attention- like break into 3 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed, and be animated!! Surprise them, and get them involved. This is the easiest way to stop the chaos and bring them back together. After the day is over, take some time to reflect on what went wrong during the day to cause the chaos. Is the environment set up in a way that encourages running in the class or distractability? Are there too many kids in the room with too few staff? Do you have the respect of the children in the class so that they listen to you, or do they run the class? Was an activity too stimulating or out of order? Did they get outside to burn off steam? Evaluating the situation later on (and especially with the help of a co-worker) can shed some light on what you can do differently next time to avoid chaos.
2007-03-06 13:46:31 · answer #2 · answered by dolphin mama 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow I deal with that everyday! Hopefully you have an assistant in your classroom that will help you but normally I start singing a song which calms them down and then I can have them start to clean up their area. I am not sure how many children you have in your class but we have about 15 and sometimes they are all just so crazy running around, hitting, spitting, and lord knows what else! I guess its hard to do but songs usually work for our children! Good luck they are a handful!
2007-03-06 13:29:11 · answer #3 · answered by Natalie K 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
blow a whistle then whisper what you want from them. they will concentrate real hard to listen and forget what they were doing. they may even think it was fun and whisper back to u.
2007-03-06 17:00:38 · answer #4 · answered by tryinthis2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
slap them
2007-03-06 13:20:27 · answer #5 · answered by muwat616 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋